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Billy
Sun Oct 03, 2004, 10:57 AM
hi all,

i finally finished my stand and the sump. Took me a few days to finish it!!

top row hav 2, 4ft tank and the middle row hav 1, 4ft and 1 3ft tank

hav a 100lt storage box for particle filter, the sump is 120lt with 50lt of bioballs.



Do you think 50 lts of bio ball is enough to filter 750lts of water, i will have more discus later, if no dead fish in 1 month time!!

Billy
Sun Oct 03, 2004, 11:03 AM
Can anyone tell what type of discus is this, got it as a gift

flukes
Sun Oct 03, 2004, 12:11 PM
Nice setup.

As for the fish well, it looks like a snakeskin (9 barred) it has an Alencer red but there are a bit of turq patterns through the body.

Does it need a strain name? If your happy thats all that matters...

Proteus
Sun Oct 03, 2004, 01:29 PM
I would say Turqs... with maybe some RSG in them

weird
Mon Oct 04, 2004, 09:52 AM
You asked for other opinions ...

I am really impressed by your plumbing, nice job.

Aesthetically, and having been hen brow beaten for 7 years (to this day !), I would reconsider the plant wallpaper on the 2 tanks, either go clear or a consistent blue background and bottom, also you could think about hiding or using tanks for the sump area for a more professional look.

Overall, nice setup, just needs a little work on the eye, and chicks will dig it ! Sorry, chicks, I mean other aquarium enthusiasists will dig it !

kevkoi
Mon Oct 04, 2004, 01:55 PM
Flukes, snakeskin = 14bars..... :wink:

Fish look to me like regular red turqs.

Billy
Mon Oct 04, 2004, 02:41 PM
to weird:

yea i know its a bit ugly now !! i will buy so blue background to hide all the ugly pipings :D , also i will make so doors to cover the sump!!

Thx for the advice

flukes
Mon Oct 04, 2004, 04:38 PM
Yeah kev, i should have wrote looks like a snakeskin but 9 barred.

nicklee88
Mon Oct 04, 2004, 10:25 PM
very nice DIY,
good plumming too,

Merrilyn
Tue Oct 05, 2004, 10:43 AM
Striations too wide for a snakeskin. I think it is a nice red turquoise. Luv the set up. Beautiful tanks.